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Events in the year 2020 in Ecuador .
February 3 – President Lenin Moreno apologizes after saying women only file harassment claims when "they come from an ugly person" on January 31.[ 1]
February 20 - The national electoral tribunal ruled that Evo Morales was ineligible to run for Senate.[ 2]
February 29 – COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador : The Health Ministry reports the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country, a woman who entered the country from Spain .[ 3]
April 1 – COVID-19 pandemic: Guayaquil , Guayas Province , reports 60 deaths and 1,937 confirmed cases of COVID-19, one of the highest figures in the world.[ 4]
April 7 – Former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017) and vice president Jorge Glas were sentenced to eight years in prison for bribery during the period 2012-2016 . The accusations are related to the Odebrecht company.[ 5]
August 7 – The Navy warns about possible incursions by the Chinese fishing fleet just outside the exclusive economic zone around the Galápagos Islands .[ 6]
August 17 – Galapagos National Park authorities say 30 new species of invertebrates in deep water surrounding the Galapagos Islands have been discovered.[ 7]
August 21 – COVID-19 pandemic: There are confirmed positive cases in all 24 provinces, with Quito being the hardest-hit area. According to "Compassion Ecuador," the indigenous population is particularly vulnerable.[ 8]
August 25 – COVID-19 pandemic: 100,000 confirmed cases and 6,000 deaths across the country. Oswaldo Larriva 6 January – Oswaldo Larriva , academic and politician (b. 1946).[ 9]
March 30
April 2 – Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas , 82, writer and poet; COVID-19[ 13]
April 3 – Omar Quintana , 76, politician and sports executive, president of C.S. Emelec ; COVID-19 [ 14]
April 4
April 5 – Carlos González-Artigas , 72, businessman; COVID-19[ 17]
April 9 – Roberto Román Valencia , 75, journalist; COVID-19[ 18]
April 13 – José Marroquín Yerovi , 76, priest; COVID-19[ 19]
April 15 – Augusto Itúrburu , 40, sports journalist; COVID-19[ 20]
^ Ecuador's president apologizes for saying women only "target" ugly men for harassment claims By Flora Charner and Abel Alvarado, CNN World, 3 Feb 2020^ Ramos, Daniel; Jourdan, Adam (February 20, 2020). Maler, Sanda (ed.). "Bolivia electoral body blocks Morales senate run" . Reuters . Salvador Romero, the head of the country's electoral tribunal, told reporters that Morales did not meet the requirements to be a Senate candidate for his Movement for Socialism (MAS) party, which is currently leading in the polls. ^ @elcomerciocom (29 February 2020). "#URGENTE | Ministra de Salud confirma primer caso de #coronavirus en Ecuador. La paciente llegó desde España el pasado 14 de febrero Vía: @jandresgonz73" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 25, 2020 – via Twitter . ^ Coronavirus in Ecuador: the Guayaquil drama, which has more deaths from COVID-19 than entire countries and fights against the clock to give them a decent burial (in Spanish) BBC Mundo, 1 Apr 2020^ Former President Correa is sentenced to 8 years in prison for the bribery case 2012-2016 (in Spanish) BBC Noticas Mundo, 7 Apr 2020^ "Ecuador vigila una gran flota pesquera de China fuera de la zona exclusiva de Galápagos" . infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved August 25, 2020 .^ "Scientists discover dozens of new species in Galapagos depths" . aljazeera.com . Retrieved August 26, 2020 .^ "Ecuador COVID-19 Update - Compassion International" . compassion.com . Retrieved August 25, 2020 .^ "Oswaldo Larriva, exgobernador de Azuay, fallece a los 74 años" . elcomercio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2020 .^ "Periodista Ángel Sánchez fallece por coronavirus | Metro Ecuador" . 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-31. Retrieved February 27, 2021 .^ Fallece Jorge Chica, campeón de Ecuador con Barcelona en 1980, 2 Apr 2020 (in Spanish) ^ Periodismo de luto: fallece el abogado Manuel Adolfo Varas (La Hora, 30 March 2020, in Spanish) ^ "Adiós a Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas, ilustre escritor y poeta" . El Universo (in Spanish). 3 April 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2021 .^ Falleció Omar Quintana, expresidente de Emelec (in Spanish) ^ "Empresario quiteño Carlos González Artigas, dueño de La Fabril, falleció en Guayaquil" . Vistazo (in Spanish). 4 April 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2021 .^ "Coronavirus en Ecuador: Famosos lamentan la partida del payaso Copito" . expreso.ec . Expreso. April 5, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2021 .^ Falleció Carlos González, presidente ejecutivo de La Fabril, falleció en Guayaquil, con sospecha de covid-19 (in Spanish) ^ LUTO EN EL PERIODISMO DEPORTIVO POR DECESO DEL AB. ROBERTO ROMÁN VALENCIA, retrieved 27 Feb 2021 (in Spanish) ^ Fallece el segundo sacerdote por coronavirus en Guayaquil, retrieved 27 Feb 2021 (in Spanish) ^ Augusto Itúrburu, un hombre de palabras justas, retrieved 27 Feb 2021 (in Spanish)
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